Travel Supercharges Connection! Newsletter - Week 9
Welcome back to our weekly newsletter! This week we're exploring the remarkable science of how travel together activates excitement, cooperation, and deeper connection in relationships.
This Week's Tale for Two
Travel Supercharges Connection!
Couples who travel together report higher levels of relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and communication. Why? Shared travel experiences, especially to new or unfamiliar places, activate excitement, cooperation, and the feeling of "us against the world."
— GMA & U.S. Travel Association, 2013 – "Couples Who Travel Together Stay Together"
Travel creates a unique bonding experience because you're navigating novelty together. You're both slightly out of your comfort zones, relying on each other, discovering new things, and creating shared memories that become the stories you tell for years to come. The vulnerability of being somewhere new, combined with the adventure of exploring it together, creates profound connection.
Your Next Date Idea
Head to the nearest train, tram, or metro station (or your car). Without overthinking it, pick a destination neither of you knows well (even if it's close). Go explore!
This spontaneous adventure combines multiple relationship-boosting elements:
- Novelty - new environments activate excitement and engagement
- Shared vulnerability - you're both figuring things out together
- Cooperation - navigating together requires teamwork and communication
- Adventure - the unpredictability creates adrenaline and bonding
- Story creation - these become the memories you'll cherish forever
Pro tip: The best part of spontaneous travel isn't usually the destination—it's the unexpected discoveries you make together along the way!
Personal Note
Sorry for the little pause in newsletters—we've been off exploring Greece (and testing Tales for Two in new places!). From mountain villages to island cafés, we've been seeing how the game plays when everything around you feels new. Turns out: very well! There's something magical about playing when the whole world around you feels like an adventure.
Card of the Week
This week's featured card is "Time Trip" – a card that invites couples to visit a historic site and channel their inner explorers. It's the perfect embodiment of how shared adventure creates deeper connection and unforgettable memories.
Snapshot of the Week
Tag us on Instagram @talesfortwogame or send us an email with your adventure photos to get featured in next week's newsletter! We love seeing couples exploring new places together.
This week's snapshot captures that feeling of discovering something new together—the shared excitement, the photos with new perspectives, and the memories being created in real time.
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Until next week, keep exploring and adventuring together!
With love and wanderlust,
— The Tales for Two Team
P.S. What's the most spontaneous trip you've taken together? We'd love to hear where adventure has taken you! Drop us a line at business@talesfortwo.com.
